VEGETABLE GAEDENING 71 



Golden Bantam for early: Country Gentleman 

 for late. 



SQUASH 



Squashes require same treatment as water mel- 

 ons. For squash bug use white hellebore. -For 

 striped bug use powdered tobacco leaves a hand- 

 ful to the hill, scattered directly over the small 

 plants just as they emerge from the soil. 



Sow ten or twelve seeds to the hill, and after 

 danger is over, thin to two strong plants to the 

 hill. Cover two inches, and firm the soil slightly. 

 If squash bugs become numerous and destructive, 

 pick by hand, and drop them into a pan into which 

 there is a little coal oil. If left undisturbed they 

 will quickly ruin the crop. 



For winter's use pull before frosts, and store 

 in a cool room where it does not freeze. 



Delicata and Banana are superior varieties. 



SWISS CHARD 



This unique vegetable deserves more attention 

 than it usually receives. It belongs to the beet 

 family, but the stems and leaves are used and not 

 the root. 



Stems may be used like asparagus, or leaves 

 and stems may be prepared like spinach. They 

 are excellent either way. 



Sprout the seed, and sow in rows eighteen 

 inches apart, and twelve inches apart in the row. 



Give plenty of water. 



Pull the leaves freely: the more you use, the 

 faster they are renewed. A few plants will sup- 

 ply a family. 



